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PJC seeks to educate state government officials about the issues and concerns that Jewish Federations and their constituents experience when delivering services in their local communities. PJC also assists local Jewish communities in their public policy advocacy, recruits and trains volunteer advocates and works with other faith based organizations and nonsectarian issue based groups to further advance shared public policy positions.


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Report links hate groups, anti-immigrant activism
4/4/2008
Anti-immigrant sentiment is fueling nationwide increases in the number of hate groups and the number of hate crimes targeting Latinos, according to a watchdog group. The Southern Poverty Law Center, in a report being released today titled "The Year in Hate," said it counted 888 hate groups in its latest tally, up from 844 in 2006 and 602 in 2000.
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Maryland State Senate Passes terror free investing
4/4/2008
The Maryland State Senate unanimously passed the Iran divestment bill last Tuesday, April 1, 2008. This legislation The requires the board of trustees of the State Retirement and Pension System to expunge from its portfolio any foreign company investing more than $20 million annually in Iran’s petroleum industry.
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The Pennsylvannia Jewish Coalition supports terror-free investing to oppose genocide and terrorism
The Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition (PJC), representing Jewish Federations and Communities throughout Pennsylvania, supports efforts to divest state funds away from direct investments of companies doing business with the government of Sudan and other terrorist sponsored countries.
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Improving The Quality of Life for Pennsylvania's Senior Citizens
The PJC is striving to improve the quality of life for our senior citizens. Our objective is to expand a federal program promoting aging in place opportunities to Pennsylvania government. This program is commonly known as Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORC).
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Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program
The Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program allows businesses to receive tax credits for donations that they make to designated organizations that provide scholarships to both private and public schools.
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